This message was posted by sschroed2 on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/641.html#000006 I know there will be a lot of you out there that probably laugh at this one, but when you are new to this some noises turn out the be a simple thing that sounded terrible. I thought my machine was literaaly falling apart one day. The knocking sound was so loud and the faster it went the louder it got. It turned out that the hoop was bouncing when sewing and hitting the shaft underneath. It was nothing but sounded really bad. Don't know why it was bouncing and making that noise, only happened on the large rectangle frames, guess there's more flex in them. I've had it happen a few other times but it doesn't scare me anymore since I know what it is. Hope the problem is the same with you. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================